Eight Sentenced to Death for China Attacks

Court Sentences Eight to Death For Their Roles in Two Deadly Attacks in Xinjiang

BEIJING—A Chinese court sentenced eight people to death on Monday for their roles in a pair of terrorist attacks in the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang, according to state media.

Five more were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve—which in China usually results in a life sentence—and four others face prison terms of 10 years to life in connection with attacks in April and May in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi,...